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Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city

Soldiers enter the prison in Cotopaxi, Ecuador, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Soldiers and police intervened in several prisons in Ecuador in search of weapons, ammunition and explosives and to restore order. (Dolores Ochoa/AP)

QUITO, Ecuador — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador.

Prosecutor César Suárez, who had carried out other high-profile investigations in the past, was shot while driving a vehicle, Attorney General Diana Salazar said.

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